The ACS THRIVE (Transforming Health care Resources to Increase Value and Efficiency) initiative is a joint effort between ACS and HBS to research and design solutions for some of the most profound barriers to the provision of and access to surgical patient care: quality, cost, and interoperability. The program will launch pilot projects in 10–15 sites across the US, using the ACS THRIVE model, which focuses on:

Effective ways to measure quality,

Effective ways to measure costs,

New payment models (bundled payments), and

New care models (integrated teams).

ACS THRIVE will launch various activities within the pilot sites, including leading clinical working groups focused on high-impact conditions such as colorectal cancer, defining and reaching consensus on outcome measures, and optimizing workload organization so that highly skilled providers are able to spend additional time on patient care.

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